August Strindberg, Ett drömspel [A Dream Play]

Susan Brantly (University of Wisconsin)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.3.6: Swedish Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Sven Hakon Rossel (Universitat Wien), Herbert Rowland (Purdue University), Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen (University College London)

Dates

First circulation or publication 1901

Places

Sweden (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Play

Resources

Coming from one of the major innovators in modern drama, August Strindberg’s Ett Drömspel [A Dream Play, 1901] is in more ways than one a revolutionary theatrical piece. During the mid-1890s, Strindberg underwent a profound psychological and religious crisis, which he portrayed in his autobiographical novel, Inferno (1897). Strindberg had been a life-long atheist, but his new interest in theosophy and mysticism caused him to read reality in a symbolic manner. This new perception precipitated a profound shift in his dramatic style. For this reason, his plays are traditionally classified as pre-Inferno or post-Inferno. The highly symbolic nature of A Dream Play did not go over well in …

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Citation: Brantly, Susan. "Ett drömspel". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 11 November 2010 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=11351, accessed 22 November 2024.]

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